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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 11, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds, played on August 11, 1953 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 11, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 11, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jackie Collum |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Paul Minner |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 7,322 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Secory 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: Frank Dascoli 3B: Hal Dixon |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rocky Bridges | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Adams | Third Baseman |
| Gus Bell | Center Fielder |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Jim Greengrass | Left Fielder |
| Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Andy Seminick | Catcher |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Jackie Collum | Pitcher |
| Rogers Hornsby | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank Baumholtz | Right Fielder |
| Tommy Brown | Shortstop |
| Dee Fondy | First Baseman |
| Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
| Randy Jackson | Third Baseman |
| Eddie Miksis | Second Baseman |
| Clyde McCullough | Catcher |
| Hal Jeffcoat | Center Fielder |
| Paul Minner | Pitcher |
| Phil Cavarretta | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 11, 1953
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Minner
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Minner
Adams strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Minner
Bell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Collum
Baumholtz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Collum
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Collum
Fondy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Collum
Kiner hits a fly ball into left field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Minner
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greengrass vs. Minner
Greengrass hits a popup towards short. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Minner
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Minner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Collum
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Collum
Miksis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCullough vs. Collum
McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Miksis moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jeffcoat vs. Collum
Jeffcoat hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Miksis scores. McCullough moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Minner vs. Collum
Minner is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baumholtz vs. Collum
Baumholtz is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seminick vs. Minner
Seminick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis misplays the ball. That's an error on Miksis. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Minner
McMillan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCullough settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Collum vs. Minner
Collum hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Minner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bridges vs. Minner
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Collum
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Collum
Fondy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Collum
Kiner hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Collum
Collum fires to first and has Fondy trapped. There's the throw to Bridges who tags Fondy for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Minner
Adams hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Minner
Bell bunts towards the mound. Minner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Minner
Kluszewski takes first base on ball four. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Greengrass vs. Minner
Greengrass hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Marshall vs. Minner
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Marshall for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Collum
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miksis vs. Collum
Miksis hits a fly ball into left field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCullough vs. Collum
McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seminick vs. Minner
Seminick hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Minner
McMillan hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collum vs. Minner
Collum hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Collum
Jeffcoat strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minner vs. Collum
Minner strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Collum
Baumholtz hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Minner
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Minner
There goes Bridges. The throw from McCullough and he is out, Brown applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Minner
Adams is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Minner
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bell for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Collum
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Collum
Fondy hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Seminick scoops up the ball and tags Fondy for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Collum
Kiner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Collum
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Minner
Kluszewski hits a popup towards short. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greengrass vs. Minner
Greengrass hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Minner
Marshall strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Collum
Miksis hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Collum
McCullough is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Collum
Jeffcoat takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minner vs. Collum
Minner hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Jeffcoat moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Baumholtz vs. Collum
Baumholtz strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seminick vs. Minner
Seminick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Minner
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy fields the ball and throws to Minner covering. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Borkowski vs. Minner
Bob Borkowski pinch hits for Jackie Collum.
Borkowski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Podbielan
Bud Podbielan now pitching.
Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fondy vs. Podbielan
Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Podbielan
Kiner takes first base on ball four. Fondy moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Podbielan
Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miksis vs. Podbielan
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Minner
Bridges hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Minner
Adams hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Minner
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/11/1953 -- Cincinnati at Chicago (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Bridges R, 2b 4 0 1 0 Baumholtz F, rf 4 0 1 0
Adams B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Brown T, ss 4 0 1 0
Bell G, cf 4 0 1 0 Fondy D, 1b 3 0 1 0
Kluszewski T, 1b 2 0 0 0 Kiner R, lf 3 0 1 0
Greengrass J, lf 3 0 0 0 Jackson R, 3b 3 0 0 0
Marshall W, rf 3 0 0 0 Miksis E, 2b 3 1 0 0
Seminick A, c 3 0 0 0 McCullough C, c 3 0 1 0
McMillan R, ss 3 0 1 0 Jeffcoat H, cf 2 0 1 1
Collum J, p 2 0 0 0 Minner P, p 3 0 1 0
Borkowski B, ph 1 0 0 0
Podbielan B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 0 3 0 28 1 7 1
Cincinnati 000 000 000 -- 0
Chicago 010 000 00x -- 1
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Collum J (L) 7.0 6 1 1 4 6
Podbielan B 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Minner P (W) 9.0 3 0 0 1 4
E -- Miksis E
DP -- Cincinnati 2, Chicago 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 3, Chicago 8
CS -- Bridges R
T -- 1:55
A -- 7322
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